Wr. Neustadt vs Dornbirn

Playing in front of a home crowd at Ducksfield in Wiener Neustadt, the Diving Ducks opened the scoring early and never trailed. The home side built a multi-run advantage through the middle innings and maintained the gap, eventually closing out an 8–4 win.

The result ties the semi-final series at 1–1, with Game 4 scheduled at Ducksfield on Sunday 30 August.

Wr. Neustadt's ability to answer every Dornbirn scoring threat proved decisive. After the Indians cut into the lead in the middle innings, the Ducks responded with runs of their own each time, preserving a working margin that kept Dornbirn from ever pulling level. That pattern of immediate answers extinguished any momentum the visitors built.

• Wr. Neustadt lineup: The Ducks spread their offence across multiple innings, manufacturing runs through timely hitting and disciplined at-bats. No single player dominated, but the collective approach delivered when needed.
• Dornbirn Indians: The visitors kept the game competitive into the later innings but could not string together the multi-run frame needed to flip the lead.

The 8–4 final scoreline reflects a game that was close on the scoreboard but controlled by the home side for most of its duration. Wr. Neustadt's offence produced consistently, while the pitching staff made adjustments after Dornbirn's rallies. The Ducks finished the regular season as the league's co-best team alongside Vienna Metrostars with a 17–7 record (.708), while Dornbirn placed fourth at 15–9 (.625).

The semi-final series is now level at 1–1 after Dornbirn took Game 2 on 23 August in Vorarlberg. With the series continuing at Ducksfield for Game 4 on Sunday 30 August, both sides face a pivotal contest — the winner moves within one win of the finals, while the loser must win a decisive Game 5.

The winner of this semi-final will face the winner of the Traiskirchen Grasshoppers–Vienna Metrostars series for the 2026 Baseball Bundesliga championship.

Wr. Neustadt did what a higher seed with home-field advantage needs to do: hold serve and level the series. The margin was comfortable, not dominant, but the Ducks' ability to answer every Dornbirn challenge suggests they have the resilience to close the series out on home soil.